WALNUT PORRIDGES

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Real and Healthy Chinese Cooking
By: Nicholas Zhou

Ingredients

  • Directions:
  • 7 oz (200 g)walnuts
  • 2 oz (50 g) rice
  • 2 oz (50 g) red dried dates (jujubes, optional)
  • 7/8 cup (200 g) sugar
  • ●Soak the walnuts in water, then skin and rinse in cold water.
  • ●Simmer the dates in water until plump, then remove the skins and pits of dates.
  • ●Wash the rice and soak in warm water for 2 hours.
  • ●Mince the walnuts and dates, then mix with the rice and enough water to make a paste. Grind until very fine and smooth, in a grinder or in a food processor.
  • ●Pour the paste in a saucepan. Add the sugar and 2 cups (500 ml) of water. Heat to boiling, and stir constantly until the paste becomes as thick as cornmeal.

Preparation

Step 1

●Remove and serve in bowls.